Follow a request about irrigation

Use the context and sources packet, Merced original scan and Act sections 1–2. The teacher may read the text neutrally; the choices and explanation remain yours.

1. Who adopted the resolution and when? What government institution and members does it ask to act? Name the requested legislative action, not just whether the writer likes the project.

2. Does the assembly oppose all reservoirs? Use a detail to explain the specific proposal it opposes and a water action it supports.

3. Sort these statements and explain each: the assembly adopted a resolution; the assembly urged opposition to a bill; the Act granted specified rights. Which are actions by the public group and which is an enacted government decision?

4. Read the Act’s map condition. Explain why “the public group protested, therefore Congress rejected the bill” and “Congress granted rights, therefore the project was already built” both go beyond the supplied evidence.

5. Write a four-sentence explanation: identify the request and institution; cite a supporting detail; describe what the approved Act establishes; and state one limit on connecting the request to that Act.

6. Name one kind of missing perspective or evidence that would help answer a broader question about who was affected. Explain why the number described at the meeting cannot establish everyone’s views.